Recent content by dcg1080

That's about what I would be expecting, and that would be on the "not so bad all things considered" outcome. Plus not having tags is about a 100% guarantee to get pulled by any cop that sees that, and there's no telling how long that trip would end up being if I got pulled over by every...

No dealer in this transaction. Otherwise it would be a non issue as any dealer worth doing business with would provide the temp tags.

I'm going to try to get some answers over the phone when I get a chance, I just started seriously looking this weekend. And you're right about the penalties. I don't mind bending the letter of the law whilst complying with the spirit, but only in cases where I'm fairly confident it won't be an...

This meaning you would get them in WA before you left to bring it back to WA? That seems the logical route and I'm hoping it's that easy here. I haven't had a change to talk to any real people yet, but hopefully someone at the DMV or something will know this.

Long story short I've been looking for a while (longer than hoped due to a poor estimation of availability of desirable vehicles) for an ambulance to convert to an RV (had some previous discussions over general ideas where this topic was touched on lightly). I think I've finally found one on...

While I was already planning ahead and geared up for what I thought would be the hard part of converting one I apparently overlooked the fact that the most difficult part would be finding one to buy. Seemed like there were so many out there just three weeks ago when I was only window shopping...

Has anyone managed to get away with not using propane in a conversion without making pretty significant sacrifices in comfort or function? I know it may sound crazy, but I would just rather not mess with the stuff if I can avoid it. I'm not really sure how that would look though. I can think...

Not sure if it would be worth it cost-wise, but I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to buy a stock deflector like that and remove the plastic plate to mount a solar panel. Basically would be buying the mount, but if it's got tilt and other capabilities that are worthwhile it might be a lot...

It just needed to get good and wound up to keep on rolling. That is actually pretty great. Very spacious and capable rig and the compromise is probably just a few mpg less than what you would get with a 4x2. Really probably not all that much less than a much smaller ambulance either. Can't find...

I've seen the issue mentioned, but I haven't yet found a very thorough discussion on the topic. What did you guys do for tags and registration? I've seen some suggest the commercial route. I may be overthinking it, but that seems like a nonstarter to me. There are lots of scenic routes in the...

Mattersnots do you know what you're planning for the bed yet? I've seen a lot of different ideas in that regard. It looks like you're going to have a lot of space to be creative there.

Punisher do you have a thread I can follow? (I'm sure I should be able to find this on my own, but I just now figured out how to quote a post in my post... I've never had much use for forums in the past. Usually by this point in a forum we're all arguing the finer points why everyone is an...

I'm wondering if there wouldn't be a way to rig up a wind deflector that can be accessed on the sides for storage. I wouldn't think it would be much good for any heavy use (although the tires aren't light so if that's the use I imagine it will hold quite a bit), but it would be a pretty spacious...

Completely different rabbit hole... has anyone seen anyone put the area above the cab to use? Most I've seen with a few google searches is a guy that threw a spare tire up there. Not a bad use for it, but wondered if someone else had done anything innovative with this.

First off, this forum has been wildly helpful and friendly so far. Secondly, thanks for all the good info. I know I'll have to stoop, but 72" is going to be a lot better than 68" so I'm starting to think that maybe I should be pickier on the box on this first go round. I had thought about the...